[Analytics] America’s role as global leader all but died under Trump
The United States was never expected to last this long as the world’s leader. For…
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Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Suga launches charm offensive in Southeast Asia
In a sign of Southeast Asia’s growing strategic importance, Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
[Analytics] Covid-19 is widening Indonesia’s education gap
Three Indonesian children were learning from home with adequate equipment and facilities — a laptop…
[Analytics] Chinese military base speculation hurts Cambodian people
I have always been baffled by the frequent discussion on possible Chinese military base installations…
[Analytics] Lessons from China’s economic recovery
China has this week become the first country to inch its way back to economic…
[Analytics] Deepening Japan’s cooperation with Papua New Guinea
A small but telling glimpse of Japan’s diplomatic approach in Papua New Guinea (PNG) was…
[Analytics] Is India opening new front with China in Taiwan?
The year 2020 is turning out to be an inflection point in the world’s relationship…
[Analytics] Russia and China’s contradictory preferences in US presidential elections
Russia and China otherwise knit together into a compulsive ‘Strategic Nexus’ due reasons of geopolitical…
[Analytics] Palau’s coral reefs: A jewel of the ocean
Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have released their findings on…
[Analytics] Bangladesh to overtake India?
Complex problems require many minds. Leadership is important but mostly in terms of directionality. The…
[Analytics] Australia’s sharks and the climate change
One morning in early October, a now-familiar scene unfolded on a beach in Western Australia….
[Analytics] Hong Kong-Singapore ‘travel bubble’: How it’ll work
Leisure travel between Hong Kong and Singapore could resume in the coming weeks as both…